Declaration in favour of biodiversity and greening

    25/05/2010 by Adriana

    by AL HAYEK

    The highlight of the summit on biodiversity and the greening of Montreal, held on April 27 and 28 at the Gelber Centre and hosted by the Conseil Régional Environment Montréal, the City of Montreal and Health and Social Services of Québec, was Mayor Gérald Tremblay’s luncheon address and his  signing (along with twenty other local mayors and dignitaries) of the Declaration of the Island of Montreal Community in Favour of Biodiversity and Greening.

    Signatories recognized six realities on the Island and hence agreed to eight actions.

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    Foxes return to Meadowbrook

    20/05/2010 by Adriana

    Our friend – and avid golfer – David Robertson is pleased to report that our wonderful Meadowbrook Red Fox has returned.

    Apparently absent from the Meadowbrook green space during much of 2009, as you can see, there are at least four kits alive and well. Also spotted by Robertson: lots of Mallard pairs. We’re all still waiting for the ducklings!

    Watch David Robertson’s clips of foxes and mallards frolicking at Meadowbrook.

    Then see the full album of fox photos on Flickr.

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    Mont Royal – Promenade guidée / Walking tour

    12/05/2010 by Adriana

    English message follows

    Du Campus McGill au piedmont du mont Royal:

    Les arbres et fleurs du printemps

    Le 16 mai, de 11h a 15h

    Rien n’est plus beaux que les fleurs printanières de notre forêt, l’erablière à caryer. Trilles, erythrons, l’érables à épis et sureaux figuront parmi une quarantaine d’espèces de fleurs, arbres et arbustes que nous rencontrerons pendant cette promenade. Nous commencerons en regardant les arbres indigènes du campus McGill tout en montant vers le piedmont (flanc nordest) du mont Royal.

    Ou?: Musée Redpath jusqu’au monument George-Etienne Cartier
    Apporter: un crayon, un lunch, de l’eau.
    Bilingue

    $15/personne
    Informations et inscription: 514-284-7384 ou bronwynchester@gmail.com

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    Spring Trees and Flowers: from McGill to Mount Royal

    May 16th, 11am – 3pm

    Nothing beats the beauty of the maple-hickory forest in spring. Trilliums, trout lillies, mountain maple and elderberry are but a few of the 40 species of flowers, trees and bushes we will meet on this walk. We begin with the native trees on the McGill campus and continue in the forest of the piedmont (northeast flanc) of Mount Royal.

    Where: from the Redpath Museum to the George-Étienne Cartier monument
    Bring: a pencil, lunch and lots of water.

    Bilingual.

    $15/person
    Please call 514.284-7384 or email bronwynchester@gmail.com for more information and to register.

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